Coleman Hawkins All-Stars – Live in Munich 1950 – Past Daily Downbeat
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and give a listen to an excellent concert from Munich, recorded by Bavarian Radio in 1950.
Category: Big Band Jazz
Armstrong, Krupa, Herman, Steve Allen – The Timex All-Star Jazz Concert 1957 – Past Daily Downbeat
The Timex All-Star Jazz Concert – Dec. 30, 1957 – NBC-TV – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Live Jazz on radio had been around practically since radio was invented. But Jazz on TV was something new – and Jazz on Prime Time TV was even newer. One of the biggest
Gerald Wilson And His Orchestra – Live In San Francisco 1950 – Past Daily Downbeat: Tribute Edition
– Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra – Live at Veteran’s Memorial, San Francisco – 1950 – Gerald Wilson, one of the most dynamic and original forces in Jazz from the mid-century on. I ran across this never-before-released live concert by Gerald Wilson and his orchestra, during a critical but not
Martial Solal With Jan Garbarek And The Stockholm Jazz Orchestra In Concert – 1968 – Past Daily Downbeat
Martial Solal with Jan Garbarek and The Stockholm Jazz Orchestra – November 16, 1968 – Sveriges Radio – Jumping into the European side of Jazz this weekend with Martial Solal, along with Jan Garbarek and The Stockholm Jazz Orchestra in concert and preserved for posterity by Sveriges Radio on November
Dinah Shore, Harry James And Johnny Mercer – Call For Music – 1948 – Past Daily Weekend Pop Chronicles
Dinah Shore, Harry James and His Orchestra and Johnny Mercer – Call For Music – March 12, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since it’s a holiday weekend, time to dust off a few classic examples of mid-century entertainment from the likes of Dinah Shore and Harry James. This
Ben Webster – Live In Germany – 1967 – Past Daily Downbeat.
Over to Germany this week for a concert by Ben Webster, with Benny Bailey, given in Esslingen on October 8, 1967 and recorded by German Radio. One of the great and influential names in the world of Jazz, Ben Webster had a long and productive career spanning several decades. His
George Olsen And His Music – 1925 – Past Daily Nights At The Round Table – Musical Archeology
George Olsen And His Music – Sugar Plumb – 1925 – RCA Victor – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Since the Studio/Past Daily Nerve Center has been undergoing renovations, I’ve been stumbling over buried shelves of old 78’s this week – some I haven’t played since they arrived. And since Nights
Boyd Raeburn – 1944 – Past Daily Nights At The Round Table – Musical Archeology
Boyd Raeburn – Two Spoos In An Igloo – 1944 – Lang-Worth Transcription Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Looks like the archeological dig for dusty shellac has a few fans. So I’m going to continue putting up these fast-moving gems the rest of the week. I promise to bounce
Fran Warren (With Claude Thornhill And His Orch.) – 1947 – Nights At The Round Table
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Nat King Cole And Nancy Wilson – Live At The Hollywood Bowl 1964 – Past Daily Downbeat
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